Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Cuculus
Species: C. crassirostris
Binomial name
Cuculus crassirostris
Walden, 1872
Synonyms

Hierococcyx crassirostris

The Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is often known as the Sulawesi Hawk-Cuckoo but appears not to be related to the other hawk-cuckoos.[1] It is endemic to Sulawesi Island in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. ^ Payne, Robert B. (2005) The Cuckoos, Oxford University Press.